ABC Letter Box

As part of our Letter of the Week studies, I decided to add an ABC Letter Box.

First I colored 2 boxes of ABC macaroni noodles and then placed the mini abc’s in a shoebox. [I mixed about 1 T. of rubbing alcohol and 10-12 drops of food coloring to about 1 c. of dry noodles in a Ziplock bag. Spread on a paper towel-lined cookie sheet to dry.]

On the first day of the letter study I pull out the box and have the girls tell me the names of all the objects. We listen to the first sound the word makes. Then I point to the letter and tell them that this is the letter that makes this sound. Here are a couple more ideas:

Place both the target letter objects and other letter objects into the box. Have the student sort the objects that start with the letter ____ and objects that don’t start with the letter____.

Match letters with objects. Place several objects from letters learned in the box along with tile letters. Have the student pull out the objects and the tiles and then match the object to the correct beginning sound letter.

Place only letters in the box. Hold up an object and have the student find the matching beginning letter.

Thank you so much for answering! Neon colors…what an invention. You probably would've been laughing at me in my kitchen last night trying to mix my colors to make them look like that. 🙂 Thank you, and I hope you don't mind if I use this idea. I think it is fantastic and my little girl will just adore these colors. I will be sure to link back to your post!

I am really hoping I can find ABC pasta here. I live in Poland and I have fallen in love with your handwriting worksheets. I want to put them in use this fall. Your creativity goes beyond the norms. 🙂 That's a compliment. Thanks a bunch.